by Nicole Etolen | Jun 13, 2014 | Books, Summer Reading
Earlier in the week, I shared my picks for a Summer Reading list for elementary school kids. Now, it’s time for my son’s favorite, Summer reading books for middle grades! If you don’t already know (I was confused on this point when I first heard the term), middle...
by Nicole Etolen | Jun 13, 2014 | Books, Summer Reading
Welcome to Literary Addicts Lazy Days of Summer Book BlastBrought to you by the following authorsJoin our Virtual Book Party Friday June 13 – Sunday June 29 to chat with the authors, find great books to read,and win some cool prizes Aurora returns from boot camp...
by Nicole Etolen | Jun 12, 2014 | Books
Samantha Chablon is a self-proclaimed “gadget girl”. She runs the family watch repair shop while her eccentric old father spends his days researching fantastical stories of elves. Sam loves her father, but his odd habits have always been a mystery and a burden on the...
by Nicole Etolen | Jun 11, 2014 | Books
Pain, joy, death, life, magic: All of it fits. Or does it… The faery realm is in a frenzy now that the Women on the Hill are no longer united in power. The fabric of life as the fae know it is changing, and with it the dynamics of friends, lovers and neighbors....
by Nicole Etolen | Jun 10, 2014 | Books
Start the Series for FREE The Gatekeeper’s Sons by Eva Pohler Fifteen-year-old Therese watches her parents die. While in a coma, she meets the twin sons of Hades—Hypnos, the god of sleep, and Thanatos, the god of death. She thinks she’s manipulating a dream, not...
by Nicole Etolen | Jun 9, 2014 | Books, Summer Reading, What to Read
This Summer Reading List for Elementary School Kids contains affiliate links. If you click and buy, I earn a small commission. Typically enough for a pack of gum. Still, those packs of gum add up! Kicking off my summer reading lists with the an updated, 2014 Summer...
by Nicole Etolen | Jun 4, 2014 | Books, Summer Reading
This post is brought to you by the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge. All opinions are my own. As you know, I’m very passionate about promoting literacy. Summer reading isn’t just a way to kick back and relax for me, it’s practically an...
by Nicole Etolen | May 30, 2014 | Books
Labyrinth Society: The Versailles Vendetta When 12 year-old Mia Cornell is sent to live at the Tarpley Estate, her ninth foster home, she has no idea what she’s in for. Having a kind but mysterious foster mother and three quirky foster sisters is all well and...
by Nicole Etolen | May 23, 2014 | Books
When her friend Julia needed help forming a revenge plan against her ex-boyfriend, Ava was happy to lend a hand. She never expected that in the course of making Liam pay, she’d be the one to fall hard. . .for the one person who was absolutely off-limits....
by Nicole Etolen | May 17, 2014 | Books
Missing Lily “You don’t know who I am,” I whispered. He didn’t move—either away from me, or closer—and after an interminable moment, I stepped back and hurried out of the house. He didn’t follow me as I fled into the night. Lylin was not used to being alone—much less...